Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Sialorrhea

More definitions
  • excessive flow of saliva

Origin

From Ancient Greek πτυαλισμός (ptualismós, “salivation”).

From Ancient Greek πτυαλισμός (ptualismós, “salivation”).

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Forms

plural: ptyalisms
Singularptyalism

uncountable

Word family

2 related words
Relatedptyalize
Derivedaptyalism

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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